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FANTASTIC AS USUAL

We visited the site midweek because as usual it's practically impossible to get a longer stay.......and no wonder if was fully booked. Great location within 1 mile from the town centre,3/4 mile from the racecourse and lots of other things to do.. Staff are always fantastic. (we will miss a couple of them when they leave to go to Richmond Argill house this week) and the site is a credit to the club We have been here 4/5 times a year since we joined the club and will continue to do so.........ALTHOUGH!!!! Something has to be addressed regarding the booking of pitches with awning space...(white pegs) We were only offered space without awning space (blue pegs) because they were all full........but on the first day I checked the white pegs and found to my surprise that out of 53 only 4 had put an awning up...........The club needs to rectify this situation someway.....
Caravanner from South Yorkshire

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GrandpaGraham replied on 02/10/2018 22:09

Posted on 02/10/2018 22:09

I have a booking for later in the year for an awning pitch but am unlikely to put up an awning. I only booked an awning pitch as they were the only ones available on the website when booking and I am sure this applies to most members who book such pitches. The only way to secure an awning pitch is to book early.

Tinwheeler replied on 02/10/2018 22:38

Posted on 02/10/2018 22:38

GS, there is no compulsion to erect an awning on an awning pitch. 

What is to rectify? People might fully intend to put up an awning but something prevents them at the time - the weather, a bad back…. Would you have the wardens march around and insist awnings be erected forthwith?

GG above makes a very good point and you have no way of knowing what pitches were available when those 49 people booked.

 

T7VVY replied on 03/10/2018 13:23

Posted on 02/10/2018 22:09 by GrandpaGraham

I have a booking for later in the year for an awning pitch but am unlikely to put up an awning. I only booked an awning pitch as they were the only ones available on the website when booking and I am sure this applies to most members who book such pitches. The only way to secure an awning pitch is to book early.

Posted on 03/10/2018 13:23

I find it very unusual that you can only get a pitch with an awning as 99/100 it's the other way round and found it so over the last 5 years...

T7VVY replied on 03/10/2018 13:29

Posted on 02/10/2018 22:38 by Tinwheeler

GS, there is no compulsion to erect an awning on an awning pitch. 

What is to rectify? People might fully intend to put up an awning but something prevents them at the time - the weather, a bad backā€¦. Would you have the wardens march around and insist awnings be erected forthwith?

GG above makes a very good point and you have no way of knowing what pitches were available when those 49 people booked.

 

Posted on 03/10/2018 13:29

Either reduce fees or increase fees for certain sites is an option and also he weather was glorious ...so 49 people out of 53 with a bad back?

Don't some people realise the club still has issues to sort....they are striving for perfection but are not quite there yet.

We you are paying for a first class sites you must have all the options covered

 

 

replied on 03/10/2018 14:34

Posted on 03/10/2018 14:34

 We you are paying for a first class sites you must have all the options covered

You do have all the options. There are awning and non awning pitches. If you want an awning book an awning pitch. No awning pitches available? Either do without an awning or go elsewhere. Pretty simple really. 

Tinwheeler replied on 03/10/2018 14:46

Posted on 03/10/2018 14:46

I can’t add to that, Easy.

As I said before, no one can know what pitches were available when those other people booked. They may have had no choice.

 

Tinwheeler replied on 03/10/2018 14:50

Posted on 03/10/2018 13:23 by T7VVY

I find it very unusual that you can only get a pitch with an awning as 99/100 it's the other way round and found it so over the last 5 years...

Posted on 03/10/2018 14:50

Really? Many sites only have a handful of non-awning pitches so very often there are only awning pitches available as GG found.

JVB66 replied on 08/10/2018 09:56

Posted on 03/10/2018 13:23 by T7VVY

I find it very unusual that you can only get a pitch with an awning as 99/100 it's the other way round and found it so over the last 5 years...

Posted on 08/10/2018 09:56

That is not normally what is found 

Question? When looking at the booking page for the site in question the FIRST option is normally standard with awning,have you scrolled down to the other options  of pitches that are available on the site,I ask as I corrected someone on a site who was ammazed that there were non awning blue pegs that could be booked on linesurprised

replied on 08/10/2018 10:01

Posted on 08/10/2018 10:01

There are a few pitches where non-awning is a popular choice such as at Bunree where the front row onto the loch are non-awning only. Often they are otherwise not popular. On a site there may be 100 pitches. If 4 are non awning there is then only a choice of 4 pitches whereas much greater choice of the others to select your preferred pitch from. 

MotorHomer2 replied on 15/10/2018 17:48

Posted on 03/10/2018 13:23 by T7VVY

I find it very unusual that you can only get a pitch with an awning as 99/100 it's the other way round and found it so over the last 5 years...

Posted on 15/10/2018 17:48

I always book an awning pitch at York if possible. The reason being is that many non-awning pitches have the peg tight to the rear corner with bushes to the side. This makes it impossible to open almost anything on that side. I'd imagine it could cause problems to caravaners as well with their water vessels. And yes the wardens are very strict regarding pitching location.